Table 2.
Antropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics of study participants from the 1st and 2nd quartiles of distribution of 15059G>A heteroplasmy level n (%)
| Characteristics |
15059G>A heteroplasmy level1 |
P value | |
| Quartile 1 (n = 49) | Quartile 4 (n = 48) | ||
| Age, yr | 60.1 ± 7.1 | 66.2 ± 9.9 | 0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.4 ± 4.5 | 27.1 ± 5.1 | 0.41 |
| SBP, mm/Hg | 132 ± 18 | 143 ± 22 | 0.022 |
| DBP, mm/Hg | 83 ± 12 | 84 ± 12 | 0.50 |
| Cholesterol, mg/dL | 228 ± 42 | 243 ± 43 | 0.10 |
| TG, mg/dL | 112 ± 57 | 141 ± 61 | 0.021 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 66 ± 14 | 68 ± 19 | 0.69 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 140 ± 40 | 147 ± 44 | 0.44 |
| EH | 22 (45) | 30 (63) | 0.17 |
| LVH | 13 (27) | 13 (27) | 0.97 |
1
Data are mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; EH: Essential hypertension; LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High density lipoproteins; LDL: Low density lipoproteins.